IR-1 Approved in Bogota

[artigano 1]

My wife's IR-1 visa was approved yesterday. We waited for 6 hours for a less-than-two-minute inteview. The very pleasant C/O asked 2 questions: "How did you meet," and "what were you doing in Argentina when you were there for 6 months." (she took a course in multi-media animation). Then she asked to see some of our evidence. My wife asked her if she wanted the photos or the paper evidence, and she asked to see photos. We took the photos out of the wedding album and the other album, and the C/O glanced at a few of them and then said "congratulations, you are approved." It was sort of anti-climactic in a way, because I did so much preparation of the documentary evidence - I had all my boarding passes, emails, phone bills, IRA account and bank statements and she didn't look at it. I suppose it was good to prepare for any and all eventualities.

The worst part is the insufferable wait, where you watch other visa applicants stand at the windows for up to 45 minutes each person, only to be told to come back with additional evidence or return with their spouse/fiance or to be denied. I was expecting a long, drawn-out detailed interview and that agitated both of us.

Another part that made me nervous is the first interview with the Colombian clerk who reviews the file for sufficiency. She asked my wife for her baptismal certificate and I knew that it was not necessary, as we had her birth certificate from the civil registry. She then asked for my 2006 tax return, and I told her that it was not necessary, and that only the most recent return is required, which was in the file. She said "well, I guess the Consular officer will have to decide." I was expecting that the C/O would not approve the application becuase of my 2006 taxes but the C/O didn't ask to see them.

Then the clerk made us go across the street to take new photos, becuase the photos we submited had her ear partially covered. Whatever. We paid the 10,000 pesos and came back with the new photos.

I think the reason that our interview was so easy was because I was standing next to my wife in front of the window, and the pictures we had were very good. We had professional wedding photos in a nice album and then we had photos of trips we took together - to New York, the Hamptons, Argentina, etc, as well as photos w/family. I guess photos don't lie.

[NArocks 13]

Congratulations

[Pat the man 0]

My wife's IR-1 visa was approved yesterday. We waited for 6 hours for a less-than-two-minute inteview. The very pleasant C/O asked 2 questions: "How did you meet," and "what were you doing in Argentina when you were there for 6 months." (she took a course in multi-media animation). Then she asked to see some of our evidence. My wife asked her if she wanted the photos or the paper evidence, and she asked to see photos. We took the photos out of the wedding album and the other album, and the C/O glanced at a few of them and then said "congratulations, you are approved." It was sort of anti-climactic in a way, because I did so much preparation of the documentary evidence - I had all my boarding passes, emails, phone bills, IRA account and bank statements and she didn't look at it. I suppose it was good to prepare for any and all eventualities.

The worst part is the insufferable wait, where you watch other visa applicants stand at the windows for up to 45 minutes each person, only to be told to come back with additional evidence or return with their spouse/fiance or to be denied. I was expecting a long, drawn-out detailed interview and that agitated both of us.

Another part that made me nervous is the first interview with the Colombian clerk who reviews the file for sufficiency. She asked my wife for her baptismal certificate and I knew that it was not necessary, as we had her birth certificate from the civil registry. She then asked for my 2006 tax return, and I told her that it was not necessary, and that only the most recent return is required, which was in the file. She said "well, I guess the Consular officer will have to decide." I was expecting that the C/O would not approve the application becuase of my 2006 taxes but the C/O didn't ask to see them.

Then the clerk made us go across the street to take new photos, becuase the photos we submited had her ear partially covered. Whatever. We paid the 10,000 pesos and came back with the new photos.

I think the reason that our interview was so easy was because I was standing next to my wife in front of the window, and the pictures we had were very good. We had professional wedding photos in a nice album and then we had photos of trips we took together - to New York, the Hamptons, Argentina, etc, as well as photos w/family. I guess photos don't lie.

The same happened to us the 2nd time around we waited all daywe came prepared for everything and then we were told that she didnt want to see us. that our visa had been approved we received it yesterday in BOGota. It took from last thursday to wed right around 6 days. COngrats

[HAL 9000 96]

Congratulations!

[Mononoke28 134]

Congratulations!!!

Those first clerks are the biggest biiit... ok I'll stop... gotta play nice I guess.

Diana

[Pat the man 0]

Congratulations!!!

Those first clerks are the biggest biiit... ok I'll stop... gotta play nice I guess.

Diana

The first clerk was nice to us.... but then again..... there was a girl 21 years old at albertos house who told us that the clerk asked her what she can see in a man of 51 and she responded .... el polvo aguanta.... jajaja.... and then the clerk told her.....es que costeña tenia que ser..... she was about to call her vieja cachaca hp igualada...... lol but decided against it since she didnt want have any trouble getting her visa..... lol so yep there you have it those clerkss...well most of them are a piece of s***